Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Clothing

Clothing , noun

1.
Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering.
From others he shall stand in need of nothing, Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing. — Milton
As for me,... my clothing was sackloth. — Bible (KJV) - Psalm xxxv. 13
2.
The art of process of making cloth. [Rare]
Instructing [refugees] in the art of clothing. — Ray
3.
A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat. — Knight
4.
(Machinery) See Card clothing, under 3d Card.